Richard Trapunski (@trapunski) 's Twitter Profile
Richard Trapunski

@trapunski

Digital Editor & music journalist @billboardca. | Expert on music, culture, business, tech. | Reach me at [email protected]

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For Billboard Canada, I interviewed Nate Ferraro (formerly of the Midway State), one of the three Canadian songwriters credited on Beyoncé’s Hot 100-topping “Texas Hold ‘Em”: ca.billboard.com/music/country/…

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The #JUNOAwards are on tonight at 8 pm, but the majority of the awards were given out at an awards dinner last night. Here are all 42 of the winners so far: ca.billboard.com/music/awards/j…

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Punjabi-Canadian superstar Karan Aujla, Montreal's Charlotte Cardin, The Beaches, and TALK were the big winners at tonight's #JunoAwards2024. Read our full report here: ca.billboard.com/music/awards/c… #JUNOS

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Karan Aujla took home the TikTok Canada fan choice award at The JUNO Awards. Here's how he's among a new wave of Punjabi-Canadian artists making huge moves worldwide: ca.billboard.com/music/punjabi-…

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music venues and arts orgs are facing mounting financial pressures post-lockdown. for Billboard Canada i spoke with jason doell, ED at toronto music venue the tranzac, about how to face those challenges ahead of the club’s fundraiser tomorrow: ca.billboard.com/business/touri…

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Billboard Canada's much-anticipated Power Players list is coming out tomorrow, but we're revealing the No. 1 a day early. Read an interview with Live Nation's Canadian-born CEO of Global Touring, Arthur Fogel: ca.billboard.com/business/touri…

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Tonight, the winner of the inaugural Billboard Canada Non-Performing Songwriter Award (presented by SOCAN) will be announced. Here are all five of the shortlisters: ca.billboard.com/music/awards/a…

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Long-running Toronto music venue The Phoenix Concert Theatre is closing in early 2025, but its owners are hoping to reopen in a new downtown location: ca.billboard.com/music/music-ne…

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This weekend, my story on Finch West construction won a National Magazine Award and two packages I contributed to (Finch West and Mayor’s Race issues) won too! Congrats to ewokspock and The Local Magazine (Archived Account)!

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Announcing Billboard Canada's Woman of the Year 2024: charlotte cardin.! Check out the Billboard Canada Woman in Music cover story here: ca.billboard.com/music/pop/char… #BillboardCanadaWomenInMusic

Announcing Billboard Canada's Woman of the Year 2024: <a href="/Charlottecardin/">charlotte cardin.</a>! 

Check out the Billboard Canada Woman in Music cover story here: ca.billboard.com/music/pop/char…

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Announcing the inaugural honourees for Billboard Canada Women in Music. Award winners, industry spotlight, exclusive interviews and performances – it’s all available to read here! ca.billboard.com/women-in-music…

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.Shaboozey invited us onstage tonight! Billboard Canada celebrated his 15 week (and counting) run at No. 1 on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100 and presented him with a special plaque.

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ca.billboard.com/fyi/david-farr… A beautifully written piece from Billboard Canada Kerry Doole on the life of David Farrell who we sadly lost this morning.

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Today's Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud felt huge. Learning so much I never knew from Danae Peart and Dalton Higgins about Jamaica music and its influence on Canadian culture. And then a NOW Magazine reunion with Richard Trapunski, who came in to talk Junos. open.spotify.com/episode/6xwSAb…

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The Canadian Independent Music Association (CIMA) has pulled out of SXSW amidst 'instability' in Canada-U.S. relations: ca.billboard.com/business/touri…

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So excited to share Billboard x Billboard Canada's new cover featuring Daniel Caesar and an excellent profile penned by Richard Trapunski: billboard.com/music/rb-hip-h… I also moderated a 30 min convo btwn Daniel and Tyler, the Creator, which you can watch in full below: billboard.com/video/daniel-c…